Another source of good journalism in the Trump era: Talking Points Memo.

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Karl Fogel
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January 20, 2017 @ 3:13 pm
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In my post[1] yesterday advocating support of independent journalists now more than ever, I forgot to mention Talking Points Memo[2].

I’m a Prime member[3] there, which just means I pay $50/year to read the same articles anyone can read for free, because the site is so good I want to support them. TPM has done sharp political reporting for a long time — they broke the U.S. attorneys firing scandal back in the George W. Bush administration — but they’ve really come into their own since the election of Donald Trump. In addition to their reporting, their commentary, especially from founder Josh Marshall, is spot-on. Two examples, just from today: He Xeroxed the Convention Speech[4] and A Few Thoughts on Entering the Trump Era[5]. Yes, I like them because they’re on my side (our side, I hope). TPM doesn’t pretend to neutrality: it’s a center-left political reporting site that hires really good investigative journalists, is aghast at the election of Trump, and intends to give its readers the tools they need to figure out what’s happening and to counter it.

Give it a try. If you like it too, I hope you’ll also become a paying subscriber[3]. It’s cheap and they’re doing great work. Enough said.